National
Park Service Outer Banks Group -- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site,
Wright Brothers National Memorial and Cape Hatteras National Seashore
-- fall program season will run from Tuesday, Sept. 8, through Monday,
Oct. 12. A variety of programs are offered, and all are free.

CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE

Hatteras Island

Daily, 11 a.m. -- Barrier
Island Dynamics: A look at the wild side of the Outer Banks.
Learn how the flora and fauna of this island community are shaped and
adapt to the natural processes of island migrations. Meet at the
Hatteras Island Visitor Center Pavilion (15 minutes).

Daily, 2:30 p.m. – Light
Station Talk: A discussion of the details and history of the much
photographed sentinel. Hatteras Island Visitor Center Pavilion (20
minutes).

Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Wednesday
at 11 a.m. -- Ocracoke History: Ocracoke Island has an
incredibly rich cultural history. Algonquian, pilots, fisherman,
pirates, lifesavers, and solders all play a part in this fascinating
story. Come find out more about the island and its people. Ocracoke
Visitor Center. (30 minutes)

Tuesday at 11
a.m. -- Pirates!: Ocracoke was a popular place for Blackbeard
and other pirates during the early 1700s. Find out why the island was
so attractive to them and how the golden age of piracy dramatically
ended here. Ocracoke Visitor Center. (30 minutes)

Monday and Friday at 2 p.m. and
Thursday at 11 a.m. -- Barrier Island Nature: Learn
about sea turtles, shorebirds, seashells, and shoreline migration. Join
a ranger for a talk about the wild side of the seashore. Topics will
vary daily. Ocracoke Visitor Center. (30 minutes)

Thursday at 8:30 a.m. – Morning Bird
Walk: Meet winged residents and those travelling the Atlantic Flyway.
Binoculars are available. Meet at the Hatteras Ferry parking lot on the
north end of the island. Bring bug spray. (90 minutes)

By attending programs and completing a workbook, kids can become Junior
Rangers. Booklets are free and available at each National Park
Service visitor center.

FORT RALEIGH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Daily, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. – One
Island, Many Stories!: Roanoke Island has seen many people come
and go. Some died here, while others found things only possible
in their dreams. Join us to explore the human history of this
place. (25 minutes)

Daily, 1 p.m. – The Lost
Colony?: The colonial ambitions of the English in the late 16th
century and their explorations of the "New World" forever changed the
history of Roanoke Island. Explore the history and mystery
surrounding England's first attempt to colonize the "New World". (25
minutes)

WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MEMORIAL

Daily, 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2
p.m. – Flight Room Talk: Learn about the Wright
brothers and how they developed the first successful
airplane. See a demonstration of their control system on a
reproduction of the 1903 Flyer. Flight Room Auditorium (25
minutes).

Daily, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. –
Snapshots in Time: The First Flight Boulder marks the exact
takeoff point of the first controlled, heavier-than-air, powered flight
in the history of the world. Explore the profound power of
this place and recreate the famous image of the first flight. (25
minutes).